Tuesday, June 2, 2009

The Art of Being a Film Maker

Everybody is on a journey as an artist. Many considering film schools are overwhelmed by the commitment when they consider it. With numerous film schools present worldwide it leads to a tough selection process. Choosing the right film school can have incredible benefits. But which one is right for you? Cinema today shapes our ideas of ethnic identity, our ideas of culture, our ideas of the future as well as of the past, but most importantly it shapes ideas about ourselves and is perhaps the best means of self- discovery.

The Film maker (Director) is without a doubt not only a person who tells the story, but also one who fully understands why the story must be told and the manner in which it should be presented. A film maker may or may not write the screenplay, but certainly visualizes it, controlling the film’s artistic and dramatic aspects while guiding technical crew and actors in the fulfillment of the vision.

The growing number of multiplex theaters throughout the country and the government’s support to this novel concept has created great demand for films. With the advent of Digital Video, films now can be made at a very low budget which is just a fraction of the cost of regular feature films. This will also induce film makers to break away from the traditional formula films and to try new and innovative ideas and to make a large number of experimental films. This will lead existing, new and aspiring film makers to make more and more films thereby creating a totally new demand for the film maker and assistant film maker.